Brain death and its influence on donor organ quality and outcome after transplantation

Transplantation

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-348

  Pratschke, J ^a   Wllhelm, M J ^a   Kusaka, M ^a   Basker, M ^b   Cooper, D K C ^b   Hancock, W W ^c   Tilney, N L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LONG TERM CARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033557354     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199902150-00001     Document Type: Review

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